We had some hits and some misses–and many ideas that are still developing but will continue to grow in importance over the coming years. They’re all vitally important areas to watch, and we’ll be continuing to cover them in the months and years to come. Below, we’ve checked in on the progress of 2015’s ideas. Stay tuned in a few months for the 2016 edition.

Now that everyone has access to pictures from space, it’s time to use them to stop the hidden actions of nefarious corporations.

Update: As satellite imagery becomes more readily available, the possibilities for environmental protection are growing. Earlier this year, World Resources Institute used AI to comb through satellite images to find the early evidence of deforestation, so the organization could mobilize campaigns before major tree-cutting had begun.

Once we can control any material—from metal to wood to plastic—static objects will become a thing of the past.

Update: This was probably the most fanciful item on the list (especially because universal basic income seems to actually be happening). While we’re nowhere near being able to program our household objects, the rise of smart-home tech is the very beginning of the vision we outlined here. For example: MIT’s Amazing New App Lets You Program Any Object

You can now own home versions of many of the tools you used to have to schlep to a clinic to get access to—and the doctor is just an Internet connection away.

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Update: Just a few days ago, the Qualcomm Tricorder X Prize was extended until 2017, which means we won’t see the handheld home diagnostic technology we discussed here for another year. But with everything from 3-D printed pills to urine-sample collecting drones on the near horizon, the line between your house and the doctors office will continue to blur.

Utility companies are getting disrupted as people sell each other their energy, without the middleman.

Update: The sharing economy for energy has taken off this year, with startups like Yeloha, Gridmates, and Vandebon all facilitating people selling excess power directly to other consumers, without the middle man of the utility company.